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Janie Brown

About Janie Brown

Janie Brown is the executive director of the Callanish Society, a nonprofit organization that she co-founded in 1995 for people who are irrevocably changed by cancer and who want to heal, whether it be into life or death. Her blog is lifeindeath.org. She is currently working on her first book. 

Entries by Janie Brown

Healing

Dr. Deb

Dr. Deb has figured out how to enliven the lost soul not just for her own healing but also for the healthcare professionals in her life.

July 25, 2019/by Janie Brown
Grief

In Exile

Sharing moments from a tender counseling session with a bereaved mother, Janie Brown takes a strong and compassionate look at the impact of loss on our hearts and our lives. Do we actually “move on?” Do we actually “get over it?”

July 25, 2019/by Janie Brown

Janie Brown

Janie Brown is the executive director of the Callanish Society, a nonprofit organization that she co-founded in 1995 for people who are irrevocably changed by cancer and who want to heal, whether it be into life or death. Her blog is lifeindeath.org. She is currently working on her first book. 

Authors

  • Cancer Help Program Alum
    • Commonweal Cancer Help Program Alumni Circles
    • Oblivion
    • Bent Not Broken
    • Pacific House at Night
    • Two Poems
  • Diana Lindsay
    • The Healing Power of Love
  • Francis Weller
    • Rough Initiations
  • Janie Brown
    • Dr. Deb
    • In Exile
  • Rob Feraru
    • Healing Circles
  • Terri Mason
    • Untie
    • Depth Without Digging
    • Sitting with Uncertainty

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